Swedish Hard Candies (Knäck)

From a little Swedish Recipes book of mine. Makes about 60 candies.

• Ready In: 15 mins
• Serves: 60
• Yields: 60 candies

Ingredients

• 1  cup sugar
• 1  cup dark corn syrup
• 1⁄4 cup butter
• 1  cup  cream
• 1  cup  chopped  blanched almonds or 1  cup  mixed nuts

Directions

1. Combine sugar, syrup, butter and cream in a heavy saucepan.
2. Cook over low heat, stirring occasionally, until mixture forms a firm ball, about 250 degrees on a candy thermometer.
3. Add nuts and pour into small fluted waxed paper candy cups or onto well-buttered cookie sheet. If poured on a cookie sheet, allow to set before cutting into small squares with oiled scissors.
4. Wrap in waxed paper.